House Commission XII Urges ESDM to Enforce Mining Law Amid Rolling Blackouts

Wakil Ketua Komisi XII DPR Bambang Haryadi has highlighted the issue of rolling blackouts in Java, pointing to coal supply problems and stating that such shortages should not occur. Bambang stressed that the obligation to supply coal to PLN is clearly regulated in Law Number 2 of 2025 on Mineral and Coal Mining, Article 5, Paragraph 3. The provision states that holders of Mining Business Permits or Special Mining Business Permits in the production operation stage must fulfil domestic needs before exporting and prioritise the needs of state-owned enterprises that control the livelihood of the people. The explanation of the paragraph specifies the fulfilment of needs for state-owned enterprises serving electricity, energy, and fertiliser production for the wider community. “The coal shortage for PLN should not happen because Law Number 2 of 2025 on Minerba has clearly regulated it in Article 5, Paragraph 3 and its explanation,” Bambang told reporters on Sunday (21/6/2026). Bambang urged the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to implement and enforce the provisions contained in the law. He requested that the rule requiring IUP and IUPK holders to meet PLN’s needs as a state-owned electricity enterprise be enforced firmly. “ESDM just needs to implement the provisions of the law. With this provision, there is no longer a need for a DMO, because it is clearly mandated in the law that all IUP and IUPK holders are obliged to meet PLN’s needs as an electricity state-owned enterprise before exporting,” said the Secretary of the Gerindra Party faction. Bambang detailed that the 2025 work plan and budget target is 1 billion metric tonnes with a realisation of 800 million metric tonnes, while PLN’s needs are around 152 million metric tonnes. “So, referring to the law, there is actually no reason for PLN to experience a supply shortage,” he stated. Meanwhile, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia explained that PLN’s coal needs have been anticipated through assignments to national coal companies. He detailed that PLN’s total coal requirement is 154 million tonnes per year. The Directorate General of Minerals and Coal has assigned national coal companies to supply between 180 and 190 million tonnes, of which 134 million tonnes have been contracted. Bahlil argued that the remaining gap is a technical matter of PLN’s logistics management to deliver the coal to power plants, not a supply shortage.